About This Book

"What is the seashore like?" a little boy asks, so his mother brings to life for him the simple beauty of the beach: the whiteness of a gull's feather; the peppermint feel of cold water on his toes; the slow change of light over sand and sea as the sun sets, and the swishswashing of the waves lulling the little boy to sleep.

Charlotte Zolotow's affectionate text and Wendell Minor's stunning paintings immerse the reader in a tender world of sensory pleasures and evoke the rhythm of a perfect day at the seashore.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Charlotte Zolotow (June 26, 1915 - November 19, 2013) was an American author, poet, editor, and publisher of hundreds of books for children.
She wrote more than 70 books for young readers and her work was published by more than 20 different houses. She was an editor, and later publisher, at Harper & Row, a precursor to HarperCollins. Among the many writers she edited are Paul Fleischman, Paul Zindel, Mary Rodgers, Robert Lipsyte, and Francesca Lia Block.